The Ornithologist's Text-book: Being Reviews of Ornithological Works : with an Appendix Containing Discussions on Various Topics of Interest |
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... have occasion to mention works which treat of Natural History generally , we shall of course only criticise the ornithological department . as the classing under the same generic head the perfectly 4 ORNITHOLOGIST'S TEXT - BOOK .
... have occasion to mention works which treat of Natural History generally , we shall of course only criticise the ornithological department . as the classing under the same generic head the perfectly 4 ORNITHOLOGIST'S TEXT - BOOK .
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... course be taught at every school , and then we may look forward to the time when Latin and Greek , if not entirely abandoned , will at least no longer be con- sidered indispensable to any classes of society , - much less to the students ...
... course be taught at every school , and then we may look forward to the time when Latin and Greek , if not entirely abandoned , will at least no longer be con- sidered indispensable to any classes of society , - much less to the students ...
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... course only signifies that one group has an affinity to another ; and a species which connects two genera may be said to lead from one to the other . The chain of living beings is unbroken , and consequently each group , of whatever ...
... course only signifies that one group has an affinity to another ; and a species which connects two genera may be said to lead from one to the other . The chain of living beings is unbroken , and consequently each group , of whatever ...
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... course possess this work . Observations on the Nomenclature of Wilson's Ornithology . By Charles Lucien Bonaparte . 8vo . pp . 352. Philadelphia . 1826 . " Of the high utility of this necessary appendix to Wilson's admirable production ...
... course possess this work . Observations on the Nomenclature of Wilson's Ornithology . By Charles Lucien Bonaparte . 8vo . pp . 352. Philadelphia . 1826 . " Of the high utility of this necessary appendix to Wilson's admirable production ...
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... course useful . 66 Compendium of Zoology , being a Description of more than 300 Animals . New Edition . London , 1818. Sm . 8vo . This volume is entirely compiled , and ranks very low even as a compilation , being full of the most ...
... course useful . 66 Compendium of Zoology , being a Description of more than 300 Animals . New Edition . London , 1818. Sm . 8vo . This volume is entirely compiled , and ranks very low even as a compilation , being full of the most ...
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